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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Ingemar Thebrin, Stenungsund, SE;
Svante Wang.hlen, Stenungsund, SE;
Erik Lindgren, Bohus, SE;
Kerstin Malmborg, Hjalteby, SE;
Eka Chemicals AB, Bohus, SE;
Abstract
A method in which a sheet of cellulosic fibres is shredded into fluff wherein, prior to shredding, the fibres are treated in the presence of water with a hydrophobic substance having a specific surface area of at least about 50 m.sup.2 /g, to yield improved sorptive capacity; fluff obtainable by the method; absorbent articles comprising such fluff; use of a substance of said kind for improving the sorptive capacity of absorbent material comprising the fibers; a process for production of absorbent material obtained by shredding a sheet of such fibers in which the fibers, prior to shredding, have been treated in the presence of water with a substance of said kind to yield improved sorptive capacity; and absorbent material obtainable from the process.